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North Southwark/Bermondsey  has a unique collection of industrial buildings of the 18th, 19th and 20th Century.  These need to be preserved as a set - and we must not allow the developers to pick them off one by one.  We need to set up a thoughtful planning process whereby examples of all periods are kept. For example in Bear Gardens there was a series of industrial buildings, most of which have been preserved except  a 1960's concrete building was pulled down - probably because no one thought it had an architectural merit but it was the only one from that period and as such was a great example of modernism. So the stock of industrial buildings needs to be studied as a set and preservation issue determined as a set with a view to preserving not just the quaint old ones but also some of the harsh modern industrial ones. Southwark gains its uniqueness from a diversity of building types and styles and that the atmosphere of the area is ruined if they are a...

Society of Antiquaries London'  Salon 289 reports: ' Star Carr was far bigger than we thought Also challenging previous interpretations is the paper in Antiquity on Star Carr by Chantal Conneller, Barry Taylor and Fellows Nicky Milner and Maisie Taylor, which ‘rewrites the character of Early Mesolithic settlement in Europe’, throwing into contention our picture of small mobile pioneering groups colonising new land and establishing small seasonal camps. In 9000 cal BC, Star Carr extended for nearly 2ha (5 acres) and involved the construction of a large timber platform, extending for an estimated 30m along the lakeside waterfront, with at least one post-built hut structure with signs of long-lasting or repeated occupation. In addition, since less than 5 per cent of the site has been excavated, and the archaeology of the larger, dryland component has hitherto been neglected, there is considerable potential for additional hut structures to be uncovered in the co...

SALON - the Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter Salon 289 Reports: 'The latest issue of Antiquity , for December 2012, contains a paper by our Fellows Tim Darvill, Mike Parker Pearson and Geoff Wainwright plus Peter Marshall on the sequence of construction at Stonehenge, based on recent excavation and carbon dates modelled using Bayesian algorithms. Five prehistoric stages are now proposed, in place of Atkinson’s four and Ros Cleal’s three (some of which were further subdivided), and perhaps the most radical departure from earlier interpretations is the placing of the construction of the sarsen trilithon horseshoe at an early stage in the sequence. During Stage 1 (3000―2620 cal BC), the authors argue, Stonehenge consists of an earthwork enclosure bounded by a bank and ditch, within which are simple timber structures, pits and the fifty-six Aubrey holes, whose function remains enigmatic: the authors say they might even have been dug before the d...

My next walks are ideally suited to get your out of the house after Christmas 10.45 Sun Dec 30th 'Roman london' Barbican Tube 10.45 Sun Jan 6th 'The origins and Archaeology of the City of London' Tower Hill underground

From the Liber Monstrorum (9th-10th century) 'Sirens are sea-girls [marinae puellae] who deceive sailors with the outstanding beauty of their appearance and the sweetness of their song, and are most like human beings from the head to the navel, with the body of a maiden, but have scaly fishes' tails with which they always lurk in the sea.' (Translation from Andy Orchard _Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters in the Beowulf-Manuscript_ (University of Toronto Press, 1995, repr 2002) pp 262-3) From a posting in Britarch by John Clark Norman carving of a mermaid from Norman Chapel Durham http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/durham-castle-photos/slides/eos_146pl

Excellent archive of images. Mopic

What’s Happening With London Stone? | Londonist

We are all doomed - apparently if London Stone is moved it spells doom for London. London Stone: Fury as developers plan to move legendary rock from its historic site | Mail Online

This is excellent news for the Rose - the probem is that it is incredibly important but as the remains are buried beneath wet sand it is not a compelling attraction - hopefully, the excavation of the unexcavated third might allow the display of something real to make it a compelling attraction. Rose Theatre project wins Heritage Lottery Fund development grant [15 November 2012]

200-Year-Old Medical Building Still Healthy After All These Years - PreservationNation

Roman pub found in Scotland, (possibly) Ale, Caesar! Romans and Caledonian tribes went to pub together - Heritage - Scotsman.com

London Walks organises Archaeology Walks in Southwark, Bermondsey and Bankside Kevin Flude and Dougie Killock are giving special London walks around the Archaeology of Southwark this weekend London Walks has organised a weekend of special archaeological walks around the fascinating area of Southwark. The first walk, at 10.45 on Saturday 17 th November will provide a survey of the Archaeology and History of Southwark. It will begin with the prehistoric origins which make it the most interesting area of London at this period of history, and then trace the origins and development of the Roman City on small islands in the Thames, and the mystery of what happened to the area during the so-called Dark Ages. The walk will also conclude with the excavations of the remains of the Elizabethan & Jacobean Theatre. On Sunday 18 th November 2012, the focus of the walks shifts eastwards, with a look at the finds to the East of London Bridge, an...

What London should be doing is making London the first Global Capital to embrace the Cycle.  We have a mayor who says he is pro-cycle, we have had an amazing success in cycling over the last 10 years and we should embrace it and make London a paradise for cyclists. The logic is irrefutable. Waterloo and Bermondsey cycle safety changes "too timid" says Caroline Pidgeon [1 November 2012]

This is an exhibition in a antiquarian bookshop, but it also allows the exploration of a Georgian Townhouse. '21st September - 21st December 2012 Maggs Bros Ltd, 50 Berkeley Square, London W1J 5BA It is an unprecedented opportunity for artists to work with unusual and rare books, explore a rich seam of heritage and offer the public a glimpse of previously unseen areas of Maggs's historic Georgian buildings.' Maggs beneath the Covers

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I've never really had a clear idea of what Boris Johnson does - but this shows the pernicious effect he has: Salon 285 (Society of Antiquities reports:) 'Spitalfields: yes to redevelopment of London Fruit and Wool Exchange Just being in favour of culture does not mean that decisions are easy to make about London’s historic buildings. Last week the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, gave the green light to the redevelopment of the London Fruit and Wool Exchange in Spitalfields, much to the dismay of local people, who had submitted 800 letters of objection, and of leading London historians and architectural champions such as Dan Cruickshank and Ptolemy Dean and our Fellows Simon Jenkins, Gavin Stamp and Marcus Binney, all of whom had campaigned for the retention of the existing 1929 building, arguing that it should be used for small business premises and independent enterprises that are in keeping with the character of Spitalfields. Boris Johnson stepped i...

Really interesting event at the Cinema Museum Getting On, with Joanna Scanlan & Vicki Pepperdine » The Cinema Museum, London

This is the summary of the Museum's Associations vision for 2020 This is the link to the full document

The SMART methodology is often used to ensure that targets are set which are  measurable and attainable. However,  SMART does not address  whether project outcomes are worth attaining or relevant to an organisation's mission. This short note suggests  adopting a SMARTER approach. SMART is usually presented as being an acronym for: S – specific M – measurable A - achievable R – realistic T – time-based There are variants on the system: S - specific, significant, stretching M - measurable, meaningful, motivational A - agreed upon, attainable, achievable, acceptable, action-oriented R - realistic, relevant, reasonable, rewarding, results-oriented T - time-based, timely, tangible, trackable 1 Clearly, the success of the SMART methodology is in the acronym which is both easy to remember and relevant to the targets – outcomes thus defined are indeed smart. However, the SMART system, leaves out 2 major vital components that are not...

This is a great polemic which records how architects are not the people to improve people Jonathan Meades: Architects are the last people who should shape our cities | Art and design | The Guardian

  Dickens, the resurrectionists and Victorian Southwark walking tour   Join us for a very special walking tour of the area's most historical sites led by Kevin Flude, Director of The Old Operating Theatre . The tour will cover Dickens sites, historical health (and body snatching!) stories and original looks at Victorian Southwark. The tour meets at the Tooley Street entrance to  Hay's Galleria at 12:30pm and will last for one hour. Please email Bethany at events@teamlondonbridge.co.uk for more information. Location: Hay’s Galleria Event Date: Thursday, 20 September 2012 #Team London Bridge and the London Bridge Business Improvement District

This is the blog of London Walks - a splendid organisation - one of those things that makes London unique. The Daily Constitutional from London Walks®

This is one of those  exhibitions that are really interesting - unmissable despite how very flawed they are.  This one not only intellectually but also morally.  The first part of it is one of those glorious exhibitions that has no inter actives at all. It is huge white sheet printed with brilliantly clear and well chosen images of London through the ages.  The viewer can enjoy reading the text in a vertical position, concentration undistracted by interactives, running children, spouting actors etc.   I was very excited  - the first few sheets, wonderfully printed,  shaped up as if it were going to investigate what takes to sustain a great City and explored how a great City can survive disaster - and which would then end up with an in depth discussion of the role of the large high rise in the modern economy. It failed to live up to my expectation -  in the end it was 3 uncoordinated exhibitions - an interesting but unoriginal historical review...

Shakespeare - staging the world The BM exhibition was really interesting for the first quarter, then it became increasingly unfocussed.  Some of the objects were very semi-detached - and it really lacked intelectual rigour. The first section had some great items from the Rose and Globe excavations which were interesting - particularly the toothpick/ear wax scoop (not sure about the combination in one instrument!) and the Bear's skull - the owners had  ground down the Bear's teeth to even up the battle between Bear and Dogs in the Bear Baiting Pits. The image of James 1st accession procession was fascinating because it sported an early version of the Union Jack - for some reason they did not have this image in the section on the origins of Great Britain. I felt I recognize the methodology - I do it when I have a new lecture to do and not much time to do the research. You sit down work out the themes, then think what have I got or know that can illustrate that? ...

Cosmati Pavement - Home : he Cosmati pavement  in Westminster Abbey, is an amazing thirteenth century mosaic floor A new  restoration project by the Abbey has made it available for the public to see - this web site explains it all. have a look at this video - what am amazing floor! http://www.westminster-abbey.org/conservation/video-library/introduction/chapter-one/prof-warwick-rodwell-design-construction-part-1

 I am shocked at the picture of the deliberate decay of a fine historic building - not only of a quality that should be preserved on its on merits but one that deserves to be preserved because of its medical connections. I wish you luck in your attempt to preserve it. I cannot understand why anyone would think the demolition of such a fine building can be a useful thing to do. Web petition in last-ditch bid to save historic Ancoats Dispensary | Manchester Evening News - menmedia.co.uk

The Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Garret becomes a National Trust Partner   On September 1 st – the Old Operating Theatre Museum became a National Trust Partner. The Partnership is an exciting new venture between the National Trust and a selection of small, independent heritage attractions and museums within London. The Partnership aims to bring enhanced benefits to National Trust members living in London or for those visiting the capital for a day out; helping to provide increased opportunities to explore our rich and diverse heritage. In return, partner museums benefit from increased visitor numbers and an exchange of know-how in a community of equality with the Trust. The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret in St Thomas Street, London SE1 is joining Benjamin Franklin House, Dr Johnson’s House, Foundling Museum, Hall Place and Gardens, Keats House, Leighton House Museum and the Museum of Brands as National Trust Partners. National Trust...

From Ludgate to the Barbican - archaeology and architecture walk  This was a surprisingly good walk - it gave the opportunity to talk about the main findings of archaeology while looking at the major changes in architectural style in the City Express Building interior           Route: Blackfriars Tube Blackfriars Bridge Unilever House Blackfriars Pub Bridewell Place St Brides Fleet Street Daily Telegraph Building Daily Express Building Ludgate Circus St Martin's Stationers Hall Amen Corner Paternoster Sq New Change Foster Lane Jean Nouvel's New Change looking at St Paul's St Vedast Gresham Street Noble Street London Wall High Walk Museum of London Barber Surgeons Hall Barbican

Thursday September 27 th at 6.30pm Dickens and the Workhouse The recent discovery that as a youth Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save it from demolition caught the public imagination. Ruth Richardson, the historian responsible for these exciting new findings, will explain how profoundly important these years were to his subsequent writing career. Ruth Richardson is a historian and the author of a number of books. Her most recent book is The Making of Mr Gray’s Anatomy, winner of the 2009 Medical Journalists’ Open Book Award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and Honorary Professor of Humanities and Medicine at Hong Kong University. The lecture will be followed by a free glass of wine and an opportunity to view the museum. Admission price £10.00. (Members of the Florence Nightingale Museum £8.00) To book, please contact Natasha McEnroe on natasham@florence-nightingal...

 My next guided walk is this Saturday: Sept 1 2012 From Ludgate to the Barbican - archaeology and architecture 10.45 Blackfriars Tube The Next Public Walk to be given by Kevin Flude

The days of 'Man the Toolmaker' are long distant and many animals and birds have been shown to make fairly sophisticated use of 'tools'. Bonobos Can Make Stone Tools...and That's Freaking Cool | Care2 Causes

This refutes recent suggestions that there may have been some interbreeding between humans and neanderthals - suggesting similarities in genome might be because of shared ancestry. BBC News - Neanderthal breeding idea doubted

This is possibly the most anticipated book in British Prehistory - the results of the staggering successful Stonehenge Riverside Project - it just shows what can be achieved by collaboration and the application of intelligence. Stonehenge by Mike Parker Pearson: review - Telegraph

Genetic study of people with uncommon surnames - gives new insight into the British pobipaper.pdf (application/pdf Object)

The following information about Octavia Hill comes from the Society of Antiquaries Salon 282 6th August 2012 'The one-hundredth anniversary of the death of Octavia Hill occurs on 13 August 2012. BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a programme about her life and work on that day, presented by Tristram Hunt but with contributions from our Fellow Gillian Darley, whose biography of Octavia Hill was published in a revised edition in 2010 ( Francis Boutle Publishers ). Gillian is also one of the contributors to a publication that can be downloaded for free from the website of the think tank Demos called The Enduring Relevance of Octavia Hill . Later this y...

Millennium Bridge soundscape tells the story of London [30 July 2012]

This is an excellent list of fiction in which London is the star. AbeBooks: A Literary Tour of London

This is a very poor argument for a pre-Roman London - it depends upon assertion - totally ignores archaeological evidence and basically the argument comes down to the assertion that Tacitus description of London as a famous centre of commerce is impossible if it was a town only 18 years old. Nowhere does it even mention the fact that no archaeological evidence has been found for a pre-Roman City. Pre-Roman London

lovely panoramic view! The Goldsmiths’ Company | The Staircase Hall

  NLA are organising a series of events and walks which, were I not doing my own walk on Saturday, I would go on: (more details see http://thedevelopingcity.com/ about/ ) Archeological Site Tour - click here to book Saturday 4 August, 09:30-11:00 Archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology and the Thames Discovery Programme lead a free tour of current archaeological sites in the City of London, following the route of the Walbrook, one of London's most significant lost rivers. Walk - City East - click here to book Wednesday 8 August, 18:00-19:30 An evening guided walk of the architecture of the City of London, led by Blue Badge Guides, tracking the riverbank before heading to the City's cluster of tall towers - ticket cost £12   Curator-led tour - click here to book Friday 10 August, 13:15-13:45 Free guided tour of the exhibition, led by curator Peter Murray Walk - City West - click here to book Saturday 11 Augus...

BBC News - 'Forgotten' grotesques discovered in medieval church

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This is the book on Florence Nightingale by the former director of the Florence Nightingale Museum in London. Amazon.co.uk: alex Attewell Well worth a read.

Creationism was not at all controversial in Britain until recently - we just thought it was daft and now some people perhaps because of a desire to be inclusive or post-modern give them the air to breath. For me, its a mistake - we should give space to well-founded rational thought, not to theories with no real basis in science. Creationism controversy at Giant's Causeway | Museums Association

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This is an interesting exhibition on the past and future of the City in Walbrook (near Cannon Street) NLA - The Developing City

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excellent series on archaeology of london Archaeology in Europe - London in the Anglo-Saxon Period

The london Journal is offering free access to its journal online with July August. Click here to see more Maney Publishing - Journal-of-the-month-ldn

BBC News - Early aerial photos of the UK go online - amazing archive with fabulous images

Creative Review - StreetMuseum iPhone app - has some good pictures to illustrate how it works

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This is full of information of where the dickens is it? http://www.archive.org/stream/londonofdickens029950mbp/londonofdickens029950mbp_djvu.txt

Student digs in Shoreditch given green light despite controversy over heritage building - News - Hackney Gazette This was despite the fact that the Heritage Officer objected to it.

Shakespeare's Curtain theatre unearthed in east London | Culture | The Guardian but what are the developers leaving in Shoreditch - are they destroying the Victorian heritage?

What are the quirkiest museums in London? - Telegraph

 Museums in London used to get access to inexpensive training - this has ended as a result of the change over from MLA, London to the Arts Council. It beggars belief how incompetently this change over has been managed.

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The Museum Association reported: 'MA slams proposal to scrap DCMS and national museum funding | Museums Association : The Museums Association has strongly criticised a proposal put forward yesterday by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) calling on the government to scrap the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and funding for national museums. The free-market thinktank claimed that taxpayers would save £1.6bn if all spending on DCMS ceased. This saving could be used to slash the rate of corporation tax, cut fuel duty by 3p or partly abolish inheritance tax, the report suggested.. http://www.museumsassociation.org/news/20042012-ma-slams-thinktank-report?utm_source=ma&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=25042012

American Postcards documents the experiences and impressions of three European photographers in post 9/11 USA (2004 to 2005). It features photography and writing by London College of Communication graduates (BA Photography) Norman Wilcox (UK), Amanda Johansson (Sweden) and Ronan Haughton (Ireland). It also features the work of Art Kaligos (USA), a photography graduate from Parsons School of Design New York. American Postcards also features exclusive writing by Peter D. Osborne, author of 'Travelling Light, travel and visual culture'. "Then the police stop us. They’re friendly, they pose for Polaroids .... Art confesses that he would have preferred to have been handcuffed .... so his European pals could have had an Easy Rider experience." - Peter D. Osborne American Postcards | By Ronan Haughton | Category: Arts & Photography | Blurb

What dirt can tell us about medieval people's habits What can dirt on pages tell us about medieval manuscripts and their readers?

Mitra is a web site that pulls together videos on similar topics This is the narrative environments section which contains some from our Creative Practice for Narrative Environments course at CSM: Narrative Environment Videos - Mitra Videos :: Video Resources On The Net

The Telegraph have named the Museum as the 21st best thing to do in London during the Olympics. London 2012: 100 of the best things to do in London - Telegraph

New members of the human family tree SALON - the Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter Salon 275: 16 April 2012 The following is from Salon 275 'So many stories have been published in the media in recent months concerning our ancestors that it is difficult to keep up. The latest position seems to be that it is all a lot more complex than current diagrams of the human family tree might suggest. The outcome has not changed — we are still the only human species left on the planet (at least, until the illusive bigfoot and yeti are tracked down), but that there were probably more hominids than we know about, some of which only became extinct in very recent times, and some of which may live on in modern genes thanks to inter-breeding.'

The fashion for removing pews has been challenged and now the advice is to install stackable pews so that the traditional view of a church fits with the new understanding of a Nave as a flexible space. New Work in Historic Places of Worship | English Heritage

Excellent book about the East End of London and the Blitz built up from oral history records. The War on our Doorstep: London's East End and how the Blitz Changed it Forever: Amazon.co.uk: Harriet Salisbury, The Museum of London Group: Books

This provides some interesting blog enteries on episodes in fiction that take place in London Jane Austen and London « Austenonly

Succinct guide to Jane Austen's places. http://www.seekingjaneausten.com/page9.html

The Arts Council's attempt to understand what on earth it is supposed to be doing with Museums and Libraries. culture_knowledge_and_understanding_final010312.pdf (application/pdf Object)

This enables you to use google earth to see the excavations beneath stonehenge and Durrington Walls Seeing Beneath Stonehenge | Exploring the Stonehenge Riverside project with Google Earth

This is very informative and fun. The History of English in 10 Minutes - YouTube

This is a post on our facebook page Came across this fabulous place by accident. Joined a group lecture held in the Operating Theatre itself. Felt so privileged to have heard the lecturer (an historian) speak so eloquently at length about this fascinating place. My confidence in education in this country was restored.....she was, quite simply, excellent. Awesome.....would recommend++++ Loved the t shirt she wore too...cool, cool, cool.

The Old Operating Theatre Museum has installed an audio system for the first time with the generous support of the Guide ID http://en.www.guideid.com/site/home

Museum visitor numbers generally up - the Old Operating achieved an 8% increase which was very credible. ALVA | Association of Leading Visitor Attractions

% days exploring Palermo becomes a couple of paragraphs on Wikipedia Palermo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

London Fire Brigade Museum wins temporary reprieve [15 March 2012]

This cinema in Clapton was built in 1910 and is now threatened by planning applications Friends of Clapton Cinematograph

This is a group for those interested in London history London Historians: Contact

A huge number of slave burials have been found on St Helena - they are the bodies of slaves rescued by British ships combating the slave trade in the mid 19th Century Bristol University | News from the University | St Helena dig

Business breakfast at the Old Operating Theatre Museum: Team London Bridge and the London Bridge Business Improvement District : Team London Bridge (TLB) for another insightful Green Network breakfast,

A nightclub and marriages made in dessert heaven: Museums at Night reveals Connect10 results | Culture24

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The Connect10 Vote: You choose where Claire Barclay goes for Museums at Night | Culture24 Vote for the Old Operating Theatre Museum.

Open windows could help beat superbugs, says expert - Science - News - The Independent

The following is from Salon IFA 270 13 Feb 2012 Books by Fellows: Belzoni: the giant that archaeologists love to hate Salon is very grateful to our Fellow Peter Clayton for the following review of the new book by our Fellow Ivor Noël Hume , Belzoni: the giant that archaeologists love to hate (ISBN: 9780813931401; University of Virginia Press ). It is over half a century since the last good book on Giovanni Belzoni was published (Mayes, 1959). Here, written by a noted archaeologist and former Director of Colonial Williamsburg archaeological research programme, is a splendid and up-to-date story of the, literally, giant (2m tall) and pioneer Egyptologist. Many writers of recent years have had a tendency to denigrate Belzoni and his work, but Howard Carter wrote that his work in the Valley of the Kings was the first large-scale excavations in the Valley, and ‘we must give Belzoni full credit for the manner in which they were carried out … on the whole the work was extraor...

The Long list for this year's Clore prize is here: Camden Arts Centre, Get The Message Florence Nightingale Museum, Our Generation's Re-interpretation Jersey Heritage, My History Scrapbooks and Discovery Days Leicestershire County Council Heritage and Arts Service, Held in the Hand and Touch Tables Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Treasures from the Earth The Geffrye Museum of the Home, Stories of the World: London The Quilt Museum and Gallery, Unfolding the Quilts The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Manchester Early Years Partnership Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A Schools Team Collaboration with Seymourpowell Yorkshire Museum, Celebrating Severus

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These are maps of southwark - listing all the listed buildings, conservation areas etc viewed imposed on historic maps dating back to 1896 Stratus Connect

Listing of sites that geotag maps Google Maps Mania: Mapping Your Photos with Google Maps

A Triple Tragedy: How Princess Charlotte’s Death in 1817 Changed Obstetrics « Jane Austen's World here is a more detailed description

On the face of it a strange decision for the Museum to close during Dickens bicentenary. BBC News - Today - Dickens Museum to close during bicentenary

Into the mind of a Neanderthal - life - 18 January 2012 - New Scientist

Strange objects that no one knows what they are The Mystery of the 2nd and 3rd Century Roman Dodecahedron....Page 49 : Roman Dodecahedron

London in your lunch break: the Old Operating Theatre - Telegraph

2010 Visitor numbers to all UK attractions went up by 3% the Old Operating Theatre Museums visitor numbers went up by 3%. Charges went up by 5% the Old Operating Theatre Museum charges went up 4%. # Final report_tcm30-27368.pdf (application/pdf Object)

the latest figures Taking Part 2011/12 Quarter 2: Statistical Release

New book that explains in detail the economics and effort taking in running the Roman Home Running the Roman Home: Amazon.co.uk: Alexandra Croom: 9780752465173: Books

According to SALON - the Society of Antiquaries of London Online Newsletter 268 the source of the Bluestones has been found - in the journal Archaeology in Wales , Rob Ixer, of Leicester University, and Richard Bevins, of Amgueddfa Cymru — National Museum Wales, ‘We assumed that we might be able to pin down the source to an area of several hundreds of square metres’, Rob Ixer said, ‘but we can now pin it down unequivocally to an area of a few square metres, namely to a small single outcrop or couple of outcrops at Craig Rhos-y-felin’. The outcrop is some 70m long and has many tall, narrow slabs up to 2m high as the dominant feature, splitting off from the parent rock in blocks that are reminiscent of the Stonehenge bluestones. They compared rocks here to a Box of rocks stored at Salisbury Museum.

How such a good architect can produce such a bland exterior is a surprise One New Change - Jean Nouvel

It has just been announced that TfL's control centre will join the LDA in Alsop's Palestra in Blackfriars, Southwark. Inside Alsop’s Palestra

International Journal of Morphology - El Teatrum Anatomicum en la Historia y Hoy

Really good pictures and description of the Asceplion at Pergamon. http://www.welcometohosanna.com/REVELATION/Pergamum.html

Interesting article Shakespeare and Medicine